PTI, NEW DELHI: A seven-year-old girl was killed and 17 students were injured after a milk tanker rammed into a private school van this morning near the Kanhaiya Nagar metro station in northwest Delhi, the police said.
The accident occurred due to the negligence of the two drivers, a senior police officer said. The driver of the private school van had his earphones on and was driving on the wrong side of the road. The milk tanker driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, he added.
The school van was carrying 18 children who were to be dropped at two schools in Keshav Puram — Kendriya Vidyalaya and Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, No 1, they said, adding that legal action is being taken against the drivers. The school van was hit by the other vehicle while taking a turn.
All the children are aged between seven and 15. Most of them are residents of JJ Colony, Wazirpur.
The deceased was identified as Garima, a Class 3 student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Keshav Puram.
Most of the injured children were admitted to the Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital. Later, they were referred to different hospitals, including AIIMS, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), Sushruta Trauma Centre.
